MINDSET OF SUCCESS
For the last couple of weeks, though I have been moving forward creating characters and ideas for my feature project, my focus has been somewhere else. My focus has been on my mind. Creating a feature project or an OVA seres is more than just going through a series of technical steps to build shots, and make shots into sequences and make sequences into a completed movie. There is a mindset which mst drive the entire effort if it is to succeed.
Albert Einstein once said, "Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions." You have to see your movie before you begin. You should watch it just as though you were sitting in a theatre staring at the big screen in all its glory. Seeing the movie can come about in differnet ways for different artists. Some may need to flesh out an outline or treatment. Some may need a complete script in hand. Others may want storyboards or even a storyreel. In my case, I want to see the movie in my mind.
Watching scenes from the movie in my mind builds an excitement, turns on a fire of motivation that makes it necessary to get those images out onto the screen. It is the emotion associated with it, more than the images themself, which brings power to project and its possibility for completion. For the past couple of weeks I have been doing a lot of reading about that very mindset and its application in all aspects of life. I have reading about visualization and the creation of powerful mental images, images which are really felt, that lead to the perfect execution of plans. I am getting into that mindset that removes all technical barriers from the creation of images. I am in getting in that mindset which lets me know that because I see the images in my head, I can know of a surety that they will soon be on the screen.
Albert Einstein once said, "Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions." You have to see your movie before you begin. You should watch it just as though you were sitting in a theatre staring at the big screen in all its glory. Seeing the movie can come about in differnet ways for different artists. Some may need to flesh out an outline or treatment. Some may need a complete script in hand. Others may want storyboards or even a storyreel. In my case, I want to see the movie in my mind.
Watching scenes from the movie in my mind builds an excitement, turns on a fire of motivation that makes it necessary to get those images out onto the screen. It is the emotion associated with it, more than the images themself, which brings power to project and its possibility for completion. For the past couple of weeks I have been doing a lot of reading about that very mindset and its application in all aspects of life. I have reading about visualization and the creation of powerful mental images, images which are really felt, that lead to the perfect execution of plans. I am getting into that mindset that removes all technical barriers from the creation of images. I am in getting in that mindset which lets me know that because I see the images in my head, I can know of a surety that they will soon be on the screen.
6 Comments:
Great to hear you again, Terrence - everytime your blog goes silent for a few weeks, I get a little nervious ;)
(and you brought a new render, yay!)
I know exactly what you mean about visualizing the film in your head. For a long time now, my planned film project has existed totally inside of my mind: every scene, every character (their personality, design, dialogue/conversation, etc.), every camera angle and perspective - all are as clear as day in my mind (only now am I have been able to start turning those mental images into physical ones :D )
yea, getting them down on paper and out there (movie form or whatever) is the tricky part :)
But I also created an entire feature film in my head and am now in the stages of writing it down in script form. At 50 pages now and things are progressing nicely. I'm amazed at how seamless the adaptation from mind to paper has been so far. So far the pieces of the puzzle match up really well. But I've also had this movie in my head for two years now. So it's about time I get it down. It's actually quite liberating :)
Hit the nail right on the head, Terrence. I've had a couple of feature films playing in the theater located somewhere in my mind. I've seen them several times from beginning to end and even made some 'changes'. Really weird if you think about it. My short is finally done so I think it's high time I brought those invisible features to life. they've been playing for years and that's really driving me nuts.
looking forward to your next anigen
and see what your tool of use will be this year!
The screenshot looks great, by the way -- both the character and the background.
I visulize my film in my head all the time,and let me tell you..it's crazy! I can see exactly how it will play out. I have way too many ideas,too many characters in mind for it..haha. I am in the proces of writing the story for it now(quite brilliant actualy)
if I ever manage to get it done and create my movie,that will be so cool.
nicely said.
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